In this week 3 match on the 21st of August, Newcastle United plays host to Manchester City in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Newcastle United, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Brighton & Hove Albion. Neither Brighton & Hove Albion nor Newcastle United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Newcastle United is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Manchester City is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against AFC Bournemouth. İlkay Gündoğan struck first for Manchester City in the 19th minute on a feed from Erling Braut Håland, then Kevin De Bruyne added another in the 31st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed AFC Bournemouth couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester City took the shutout win. Manchester City is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
Newcastle United and Manchester City last played eachother at the St. James’ Park on Mar 21st. Manchester City took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Kevin De Bruyne struck first for Manchester City in the 37th minute from the penalty spot, then Raheem Sterling added another in the 68th minute In the end, Newcastle United was frustrated by Manchester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Kevin De Bruyne has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored five goals for Manchester City. Newcastle United is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Miguel Almirón and Callum Wilson each having 2 goals in their last 5
Federico Fernández, Jamaal Lascelles, Jamal Lewis, Javi Manquillo, Emil Krafth and Jonjo Shelvey are unavailable to play for Newcastle United, while Josep Guardiola i Sala’s squad will be without Aymeric Laporte and Kalvin Phillips.